Canada. A 65Th Infantry Battalion "Saskatchewan Battalion" Cap Badge Auction War Office

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Canada. A 65Th Infantry Battalion "Saskatchewan Battalion" Cap Badge Auction War OfficeIn pickled copper, voided, measuring 37. 5 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), both lugs intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The Battalion was raised in Saskatchewan and Manitoba under the authority of G. O. 103A, August 15, 1915. The mobilization headquarters was at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Battalion sailed June 18, 1916 with a strength of 33 officers and 1,040 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant Colonel N. Lang. In England, the Battalion was absorbed into